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ALE^A^^DRIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 7.
The Providence Journal is a pronounced
supporter of a protective tariff. But it is an
able and well informed paper, and by the !
conjoined facilities of excellent common
sense, superior educational opportunities
and deliberate consideration, is enabled to
discuss the tariff in an intelligent manner,
and upon premises derived from a thorough
knowledge of the question. But with all its
advantages for making converts to protec
fioa.it, ia the expressive language of the
police, ' gives itself away" completely when
it says :
'?It is only within receir. year? that the
attempt has been made in public discussion
to place high tariffand higo wage? in the il?
lation of cause and effect ; and in roanv re?
spects it is unfortunate that Bueh on argu?
ment baa ever been adveiictd Indeed, the
most intelligent advocate* of protection have
never insisted upon it. But it lias been
brought forward only by those ill-informed
and indiscrirninating people who Cod, or af
feu to Gnel, io our protective system the ono
source of all our wealth and pro-perity, and
who arfc i-carcely restrained from assertii.g
that in America th.- skies are bluer and the
rain more refreshing becau-c of the tariff
law."
The only conceivable good reason for a pro
tective tariff would be that by it the wages
of labor would he increased. But as oil peo?
ple familiar with the subject know that it has
no such effect, and a- even such well armed
BOpporteTS and defenders of i! as the Journal
frankly acknowledge that fact, why such a
tariff is maintained, except for the profit of
the few proprietors of the mi;. - and facto?
ries) no res Ron a hl? man can tell.
No pkcu'LK were- ever treated with more
kindnees and consideration than were the
Virginians who settU-d in Baiiimnre afier
the ciyj: war by the democrats t-f that city.
Indeed, to euch an extent did that kindness
go, that at one time the republicans there
used t) taunt tbe-ir democratic opponents
with beini: unable to obtain any municipal
office in the city unless they hailed
from Virginia. Little gratitude, there?
fore, to say nothing of the sad lack
of party fealty, ia exbibi'ed by the Virgin?
ians in Baltimore, who now that the drmo
cratic party there is assailed by ?? combined
opposition, have deserted it in its hour of
need and joiued the enemy. The Baltimore
democrats bave always been as true as any
in the country, and because among the large
democratic party, there two or three
ballot box stuffers have been discovered, is
surely no good reason for turning the entire
city over to the control of i he republican.-, of
whom experience proves 11m: only worse
may be expected if they have the opportu
nity. _
Theuk is no accurate list of federal office
holders of all kinds, but it is estimated that
the number is not much iess than one; hun?
dred and fifty thousand. Each of them can
influence cue or more, some of them a great
many, votes. If i: be. au established fact
that none of these office holders can be re?
moved except by death or voluutary resig?
nation, and they combine for self aggran?
dizement, a-^ would bo natural, they will
constitute a force as potential in the aU'airs
of the country a- were the Pretoriun Guards
in ancient liome, und bo equally a- danger?
ous to the liberties of the people
According to published statements, Sen?
ator Pugh, of Alabama, has three none, a
son-in-law, a uophew and a grand nephew
in the federal servace, at lucrative salaries.
No wonder .Senator I'ugb is a pronounced
administration man, and an ardent support?
er of the President's civil service reform
policy; nor that whe<n he hears Virginia
democrats growl at rules by which all ex
Confederates are excluded from tlie classi?
fied civil service, he censures them, and
says Mahone's pamphlets are "orystalined
lucidity." _
The platform adopted by the State re l
publican convention of Nebraska yesterday
"condemns a system of revenue that com?
pels the farmers of the We9t to pay tribute
to the manufactureis of the East." The
patent indications are that the .-mall num?
ber of votes ilr. Carlisle may nue-d to effect
his proposed tariff reform in the next LT. S.
House of Representatives, owing to the de?
fection of the small Randall contingent, will
be more than supplied by tho republican
representatives of the farmers of the West
and Northwest.
Leather and cotton goods are amoDg
the few Amoricau manufactures upon tho
raw material of which no tariff is imposed.
The legitimate effect of this is the fact that
the two article.*) referred to comjn.se a large
part of the small rjuantity of the manfac
tured exports of the country. Free raw
material and free ships are all that Ameri?
can goods now want to euable them to com?
pete successfully with their foreigu rivals in
all the markets of the world.
At the democratic primary in Richmond
yesterday more laborers voted than any
other sort of people. The men who work I
with their hands voted, while the mouth
workers stood by and took down their I
names, in order to intimidate them then, j
and to attempt to ha^e them ostracised in i
the future._
Judging from the large vote at the dem i
ocratic primary in Richmond yesterday, the !
largesi similar vote ever taken there, with
one exception, it would seem that the dem
Ocratic scare cbout the possible loss of that j
city i. without reasonable foundation.
Once more ba3 the U. S. Court stepped io
acd prevented Virginia from repudiating her
solemn promise to receive her coupons for
taxes. All the State officers are now en?
joined from proceeding agaiurt people who
refuse to pay taxes io anything else than
coupon-. How lone will 'he S;ate continue
her expensive and eer.sele.s3 efforts to
circumvent or override the de< Uions of the
U. S. Supreme C^urt, the i ighest court in
the land, the court which has the whole
power of the national government to en
force its mandates?
FROM WASHINGTON.
[Special Correspondence of the Alexa. Gazette]
Washington. D. C. Oct. 7.1887.
A disinterested ci'izen of Fairfax county,
Va., here 16-day, says there is no doubt of
the election of Dr. Simpson, the democratic
candidate for the legislature in that county,
that the democrats there are united, that
many of the negro voter nave goue away,
that it is said by repub.icuns there that Gen.
Mabone will not -peed much money there,
and that ii.e old republican leaders have
lost much u; tbeir ac ivity and influence.
Capt. Wm. Gary. ?:i Alexandria county
democrat. s?ys thai rertainly one of the
delegates from that county to the conven?
tion to meet in Alexandria to morrow to
nominate a candidate for the legislature, is
for Judge Stuart, and that propably both
are. *
Assistant Attorney-General Jenks says
the government will 0*k the U. S. Supreme
Court io advance the Telephone case on its
docket, and that the request will probably
i:e granted.
31 r. Frank Hume, accompanied by a pho?
tograph-r, went to Arlington Heights to?
day to have a view taken of Washington
from the- site he has offered the trustees of
the Catholic University for that institution.
Notwithstanding the denial at the State
Departmen of the resignation of Minister
Manning, it is positively staled here, by
peopie who say they know, that though a
forma! resignation has not yet been received,
it will be, and that it was with the under?
standing tnat it would be, that Mr. Man?
ning's nomination was confirmed by the
Senate.
As anticipated in this correspondence
yesterday ? large crowd witnessed the Shep?
herd procession here last night, but the
procession itself, other tbau that part
of it supported by the. District, such as the
police, the firemen and the soldier compa
nies, and the bicyclers and the fire works,
wbs au entire failure, being composed en?
tirely of the employees r.f a city contractor
and some hoys, mostly colored.
Reprceet tative Wilson, of W^st Virginia,
is here to day. He says the probable reve?
nue policy of the democrat- in the next
Congress is indicated by Mr. Carlisle's arti
cle in the current number of the Forum ?
removed of rise tax on tobacco and on raw
moierial, and either a removal or a reduc?
tion on some of the prime necessaries of life.
He says he was surprised at the platform of
the Virginia democrat?, and doesn't well
see how the democratic canvassers can
stand on if. He says he ha-* been invited
by Mr Barbour to do some campaign work
in the State, and wti! cheerfully do so if be
can help the cause.
An experienced Virginia sportsman, here
to day, .-ays there are more partridges io
thai State this fall than iu many previous
seasons, owing probably to the favorable
conditions of the last winter on the old, acd
tbrt pest summer on tho young birds.
Rev. Arthur Johns and family passed
through here to-day on tbeir way from Mid
dleburg, Va., to Rock vi He, Md., a call to
the Episcopal Church in which latter place
Mr. Johns has accepted.
The request of the authorities at Tampa,
Fia., for permission to uie the government
tents at that place ha3 been granted by the
Secretary of the Treasury. Surgeon Gen?
eral Hamilton has telegraphed to the Col
lector at Tampa to use every precaution to
prevent the spread of yellow fever and to
isolate the cases and notify him at once.
An investigation, made at the instance of
the Department of State, shows that no in?
fectious disease exists among animals in
Nova Scotia. The Treasury Department
has therefore revoked its instructions of the
10th ultimo prohibiting the landing of ani?
mals and hides from that country.
Mr. Randall has returned to the city, hut
wi;l leave to-morrow for Atlanta, where he
will make a speech at tho opening of the ex
position next week.
People from Tennessee, hero to-day, say
that Mr. Porter, ex-assistant Secretary of
State, intends to make a contest in that
Stale for the seat in the U. S. Senate now
filled by Mr. Harris.
Representative Hiestand, of Pennsylvania,
republican, here to day, says the delegation
from his Stats to the next national republi?
can convention will vote for Blaine, who, ho
also says, will be nominated.
Cant. Shepherd, U. S. revenue collector
for tho Alexandria district, was at tho office
of Commissioner Miller here to day on busi?
ness connected with hisofficial duties.
The offerings of bonds to tho Government to
day tin to 12o'clock amounted to $279,600 of
which $272,500 wcro four and a half nor cents
and $7,100 iotir jicr cents.
VSKGirVIA XEWS.
Hon. John W. Daniel addressed ? large
democratic meeting at West Point, yester?
day.
Geo. A. Martin has been renominated by
the republicans of Norfolk county for the
Legislature.
A son of \V. N. UreeD, merchant, at
Shade, Fauquier, had his leg broken Sunday
by the overturning of a buggy.
Captain Gordon McCabe, of Petersburg,
has been designated to read the poem of the
late Captain James Barron Hopo at the lay?
ing of the corner-stone of the Lee statue.
Between eight and ten thousand Deoplc
atteuded the .-henandoah county fair at
Woodstock, yesterday*. The chief attrac
tiou of tho morning was the exhibition of
cattle.
Patrick Hanrahan, grocer and liquor
deaier, of Petersburg, made an assignment
yesterday for tho benefit of his croditors.
Liabilities and assots are not given. His
creditors are principally Northern firms.
Isaac Ellis and Pheebe Hicks, of Peters?
burg, were married there last night. Ellia is
the father of thirty one children,and has been
married eight timt3. He is seventy-five
ytars of ago. The brido is aged fifty years.
11. L. Akers, of Lynchburg, died very
suddenly at Petersburg last night. He
wpnt into a clothing store, and asked that
a physician be sent for, but before medical
aid could be rendered he died. He had just
arrived from Richmond, and had intended
returning home that night. His death is
supposed to have been caused from heart
disease;.
At tho democratic primary held in Rich?
mond, yesterday, for the nomination of four
members of the House of Delegates four
thousand niuo hundred and fifty-seven votes
were cast or, nearly twice as many a3
were polled in the municipal primary of
1SS5. The following candidates were nomi?
nated: Col. A. S. Buford, Henry C. Carter.L.
G. Tyler and Jno. A. Curtis.
Tho red hat of Cardinal Gibbons and sev?
eral oil paintings of the cardinal have ar?
rived from Rome.
NEWS OF THE I*AY
The Chicago Inter-Ocean i.i trying !o raise
a fund for a monument to the anarchists'
victims.
Bishop Moore, of Florida, has made ap?
plication to the Popo to have the McG'ynn
case- reopened.
Manual training in tbe^luhiic schools i9 to
be tried in New York, but the commission?
ers statt iu ad vanes- that tb*y consider the
rchccie impracticable/
James Henry, great grafcdson of Patrick
Hrnr}.h one ot the rising young meu of
Tennessee, and ras just married into the
prominent McGraw family ofthat State.
In Albany, N. Y.. yesterday afternoon,
Just'n e Ruger granted a further stay to Ja?
cob 8barp. Mr." Martine, Mr. Nicoll and oth?
ers arE%?d against it, while Boiirke Cockran
argued fur it.
Larry Donovan, ? fNew York, who gaiu
ed ihn consent of tbe police hy assuring them
the! tnerir was no da?g-r, jumped From the
Watberioo bridee, London, ye? rrday in the
presence of thousand* of spe<ut?tors.
At thr- earnest solicitation of Englaud
and Germany the Cbinpse viceroy has an?
nulled lbs teiepbon? contract, and Count
Mitkiewicz together wi h the Philadelphia
syndicate, me knocked ..ut completely.
Tbe ?-- iriocrntn: executive committee of
Louisvi! e, Ky . hi - unnoimi usly resolved
net to nominate a cat didate '?- inavor, thus
leaving tbe \.>,^r.j to choose :rota tbe repub
Hca:i ticminte and several independent
democratic aspirants
The trustees i t the Peabody education
fund me! i'^?sa in New York yesterday and
deliberated over the appropriations for the
ensuing year. Tue amount of money that
will probably be available from the income
of the fund isS'GS 000. This sum will be dis?
tributed to the various schools in the South
on the approval of the executive and finance
committee.
The socialist cun erence at St. Gall,
Switzland, closed yesterday. The general
result of the deliberations, it ?e believed,
wili be to ccnso?ditu the socialist party
throughout Europe. Tho oonloreoce de?
cided to convoke nn international labor con?
gress during 1SSS, and adopted resolutions
protesting against anarchical theories. Her?
ren Auer, Bebc-i and Liehknecht were em?
powered to construct a mere advanced plat?
form that; thai upon which the socialists
have hitherto stood.
Ex-Gov. Shepherd.?An immense crowd
of people lined Pennsylvania avenue, from
the Capitol to the Preasitry, la-: night, and
with firework;, music at d cheering, gave a
welcome to ex-Gov. Shepherd. The parade
started from the eastern end of the avenue
about S o'clo:;-:, and from that time until 10
o'clock the avenue was one blaze of colored
fire3 and various hued rockets and balls
of fire. The reviewing stand at the Treasu
ry end of the avenue was tastefully decora?
ted and lighted by electric lights, while sus?
pended over the centre wus large star of
many hue.-. When Gov. Shepherd made
his appearance a volley of bumba and rock?
ets was Ii red from the Treasury grounds,
and illuminate.! the scene for squares around.
Their light had hardly died away before the
word "Welcome" blazed forth in brilliant
colors, apparently, in mid air, near the
grand stand. Below the word a Niagara of
gold sparks Q ?wed and fell a distance ot
some thirty (?.< :. The bicycle clubs were
the first to eppenr, and ;imid the double
row of pyroteceics on the avenue, the
wheelmen made '.heir way, each one carry?
ing one c,r more Chinese lanterns, which
added to the novel effect As Col. William
Dicitson, chief marshal, with his assistants,
approached tbe reviewing stand, a fine por?
trait of Gov. Shepherd wss lighted, and as
the famiiinr fet'.turen were recognized by
tbe crowd- on tbe .-ire-1 they cheered lusti?
ly. The military parade was tho feature of
the evening.
1 Communicated.
Anniversary.?Ojt 7th, I7i)2, died, at
his domain of Guuston Hall. in Fairfax
county, Virginia, in the (17th year of his age,
Col. George Masou. The following extract
from his will i:= won by of lasting re?
membrance: "I recommend it to my sons,
from my experience in life, to prefer the
bappineesuand independence of a private
station to the. troubles and vexations of
public business; but, if either their own in?
clinations or it;-: oeci s*?ity of the times
should engage them ia public affairs, I
charge them, on u father's blessing, uever
to let tho motive of private interest or am
bition induce thetn to betray, nor t he terrors
of poverty and disgrace, nor tbo fear of dan
ger or death, det< r them from assortiog, tho
liberty of their country and endeavoring to
transmit tc their posterity those sacred
rights to which themselves were born."?
Gentleman n Magazine. ? Q
Court of Appeals at Staunton, Oct. G.
?The court adjourned for this term this af?
ternoon. The following are the decisions
rendered :
Oleaver vs. Matthews. From Frederick.
Affirmed, Judge J^wis delivering the opin?
ion.
Sterling vs. Wilkinson. From Rocking
ham. Reversed, Judge Lacy delivering the
opinion.
Tripled vs. (ion-. From Frederick. Af?
firmed, Judge Faunlleroy delivering tbo
opinion.
Stokes vs. Van Wyck. Petition for re?
hearing denied.
Loclclaml vs. Davenport. From Bote
tourt. Removed to Richmond.
Reynolds v>. Cook. From Botetourt. Ar?
gued by Judge Sbeffey for appellaut and B.
Haden for appellee and submitted.
Guthrie vs. Guthrie. From Augusta. Re?
moved to Richmond.
Miss Caldwell's Donation.?Bishop
Keane, rector elect of the new Catholic uni?
versity to be located at Washington, has re
ceived a letter from Cardinal Gibbons in
forming bim that Miss Caldwell, who do?
nated $300,000 to found the university, ex?
presses much annoyance at tbe publication
in newspapers of the statement that she in?
tended to withdraw the gift, and that the
rumor is authoritatively contradicted, as it
does Miss Caldwell scrioua injustice, no
thought of the kind having ever entered her
mind.
United States Court.?At yesterday's
session of the U. S. Circuit .'ourt, in Rich?
mond, the grand jury found indictments
against John Bradley, colored, for selling
unstamped tobacco, and Thomas F. Boyle
for sending obscene matter through the
mail. Judge Hughes heard a few caaee,
none of them important. The r~-" of ex
Postmaster Metz, charged with v.olating
the postal regulations, was continued until
the 24th icst., he so requesting on account
of the extreme illness of bis mother.
The President's Trip.
Milwaukee, Oct. 7.?The President and
Mrs. Cleveland left here to day for Madison.
A large crowd had assembled at the depot
to see the distinguished party off, and the '
Presidential train moved out of the depot '
amid much cheering. : 1
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHED NEWS.
Judge Bond's Decision in the Coupon
Cases?State Officers Enjoined?De?
fiance of the U. S. Government.
[Special Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette.]
Richmond, Oct. 7.?Judge Bond, of the
U. P. Circuit Court, to-day rendered his de?
cision in the coupon ca.-es from Fauquier,
Loudoun and Wytbe counties and the city
of Richmond, in which he enjoins every
Commonwealth's attorney in the State from
pii;ting into effect what is known p.- the
"Coupon Crasher"act,and characteriz-s the
legislation of Virginia a* a defiance of the
authority of the United Staies governs u nt?
The opinion is very elaborate.
To morrow the Judge will pas- upon the
quesiiou of contempt on the part of tin
Commonwealth's attorney of Fauquier and
others in declining to obey the mandate of
tb>? U. S. Court in reference to the payment
of taxes in coupons urn: in prosecuting on
d.r the State laws 15. i\ 0.
rRy A-sociatcil l'rejw.i
Richmond, Oct. 7.?Judge B >cd, c f the
V S. Court to day rendered b decision in
the several coupon eases before him, in
which he makes perpetual in each case
preliminary injunction heretofore granted.
The principal case is tbat of Cooper
and associates against the Commonwealth
attorneys c f 'he State, appellant repress nt
ing a syndicate holding a large number of
coupons purchased in open market. Tn
this case Judge Bond enjoins every com
moi wealth's attorney in the State
from putting the law known as the
"Coupon Crusher" into force and elfect.
The opinion is very elaborate, and
in it Judge Bond characterizes the
Legislation of Virginia as acting in defiance
of the U. S. Government. The rules for con?
tempt against several Commonwealth at?
torneys for violating the restraining order
heretofore made will be considered to-mor?
row.
Foreign News.
london, October -7.?Several additional
earthquake shake-? wore felt on the shores
of the Gulf of Corinth-yesterday. The na
tives are desertiug their homes.
Tho Moscow Gazette says that whatever
decisions were reached at Friedricbsruhe,
they wili have no influence on the Bu gari tn
question, which is entirely in tho band ; i I
Russia.
Paris, Oct. 7. ? M. Floureus, .Minister of
Foreign Affairs, in an iuterviow to day with
Senor Albareda, the Spanish Amha=sadori
says that France? reserves to berself com?
plete liberty of uctie.n iu defending her in?
terests on the Eastern frontier of Morocc ?,
acd that if Spain make; a military demon?
stration on the north coast a French fleet
will be seut there
Reblin, Oct. 7.?The Nautical >< iety of
Hamburg has offered a'priz-; of 500 marks
for the best essay on tbe subject : calming
the sea by tho use of oii. An exhaustive
description of experiments of the effect of
oil made up to the present time i-. required ;
also a criticism of the arrangements so i ir,
and especially complete directions for its
use by large steamers and saiiiog vesfels. a
well as small vessels- piiot, h^bioL: and life
saving boats, besides directions for tbe use
of oil at sea and near the coast. The essaj s
are to be written in English or German d
sent before Nov. 1, 1SS7, to the president of
the Nautical Society, director of t be :< \g :
tion school, F. E. Matthie.-cu, Hamburg.
Competition ia not limited by nationality.
Fight With mi Outlaw.
Fort Smith, Ark., Oct. 7.?A desperate
fight occurred yesterday on the line of tbe
Choctaw Nation, G5 miles south of here, be?
tween Deputy U. S. Marshal Geo. Williams
and a posse of three men and ah outlaw
named Bill Frnzier. Frezier is wanted in
tho U. S. Court nn various charges i-.orse
stealing und assault with intent to kill. The
officers have had several rounds with him
during the past summer, and yesterday
brought him to bay in a farm house. His
surrender was demanded, when ho threw
open tho door nod fired on tbe party with a
sholguo, wounding Abe Barnhiii severely in
the left anklo. The officers returned the
fire and sought cover, when Frazier ran out
with a six shooter io each hand and broke
for the brush, firing ou the officers as be ran.
Barnbill received two pistol balls i- the
knee, one of them shattering tbe bone, de
epite %vhich he kept up the light with his
companions until Frazier disappeared it) a
thicket, where it is reported he died soon
after of wounds received. Tho marshal's
wounds are serious and may result iu the
Io=s of a leg. if not hia life. Deputy Wil?
liams and one of his posse remained al tbe
place where the fight occurred, and up to a
late hour this evening have not arrived hero,
hence the death of the outlaw is not con?
firmed. Frazier killed a deputy constable
at Enterprise, in this county, several years
ago, and is considered one of the most dan
gerous men in the Indian Terrytory.
An Alleged Innocent Man.
Louisville, Ky., Oct. 7.?By a decision
of tho U. 8. Court of Appeals rendered yes?
terday, a man declared innocent of crime by
his alleged accomplice in a confession on
the scaffold is sentenced to death. O.o the
morning of April 21 last JonniG Overman
was murdered in this city. Albert Turner
was arrested for tbe crime, confessed, and ;
said Bill Patterson was his accomplice. Both
men were tried, convicted and ?eotenced
to hang. Turner accepted his sentence,
but Patterson maintained bis innocence and
appealed. The evidence against him was
all circumstantial, excepting Turner's cor.
fession. Turner was hanged ia the jail
yard July 1st last and on the scaffold made
another confession, in which he said Pat?
terson was an innocent man acd had noth?
ing to do with tbe crime. Many people be?
lieved be lied ia tbe presence of death,
while others accepted tbe plauaible theory
that his first confession wa3 a lie. Patter?
son's case went to the Court of Appeals acd
was decided this morning, the sentence of >
the lower court being affirmed. The Court
of Appeals cou'd take no cognizance of Turn?
er's confession on tbe scaffold, but neces?
sarily rendersd i'-- decision on the matter
before the lower coutt Tbe date for Pat?
terson's execution has not been set.
Yellow Fever.
Jackso.wille. Fla., Oct. 7.--A special
from T:.mpa to the Times- Union, dated 10
o'eicck this morning, says: Physicians
here this miming announced the exis
i tence of yellow fever. There are only
J two cases, both of a mild type. There
I hai been one death. The people are panic
I stricken and tbe city is heing deserted.
The fever will not likely became epidemic
for several days if ac all. There is little
real cause for general alarm, as the weather
is racs. favorable to health and early frost is
anticipated. ^^^^^ ?
Keturii ol" Mr. CSarrett.
New York, Ojt. 7.?Mr. Robert Garrett
returned from Europe by the =teamship
Ems this morning. When spoken to in con?
nection with the sale of the Baltimore and
Ohio telegraph lints, Mr. Garrett did not
seem to be s: cli surprised that the i-aia had
taken place, but would say nothing on the
subject except that as he had not.yetseen
Mr. Gould, be was not prepared to speak.
The St. A O. Telegraph.
New York, Oct. 7.?The board of direct?
ors cf the Western Union have officially
ratified tho contract for the purchase of the
Baltimore and Ohio telegraph lines and the
company has taken formal possession. Mr.
Garret'. h.vs given his approval in legal form.
The Volunteer.
Mabblehead, Mass., Oct 7.?Tho Volun?
teer passed Highland Light at eleven
o'clock this morning. Light wi?d- caused
j tbe delay.
Assignment.
TROY, N. Y., Oct. 7.?Ogden (.'alder &
[Co , bankers atid brokcrp, made an assign?
ment at 9:30 o'clock this morning.
"Have you been in Jones' new house?"
"Not I." "Well, you should Fee it?fitted
up with aii the comforts and elegancies of
life, among other essentials a neat little ar
ranccmem for holding half a dozen bottles
of Dr. Buii's Cough ?yrup."
MONETARY AiN'L) COM ME KCl A i,
Business remains quiet, though the dullness is
lees apparent, and with tho advance of the fall
ami tbo beautiful weather the retail trifle has im?
proved somewhat. Money matters are quiet, but
there is still a general mmplaintiu the country of
a scarcity, while in the centres there is an over
plus. Government bonds arc quiet but firm. Vir?
ginia securities are very quiet ar.<> dull, :^n;l
transactions are routined to coupons. We quote:
Consols 45 ; 10-40s 34a3C; new 3s 5:0-.,a<;i; con.
cou. uew 20"'gl30. Railroad securities are very
quiet, and we quote: Va. Midland 1st 114; 2d
114 : ?d 108; 4th 63; 5th 102; inc. S0.S8.
New York, Or:. 7.?The opening of the stock
market was :irm this morning at advances over
yesterdays's final figures of from !< to 3S per cent.
As on yesterday threo quarters of the business was
in two or three stocks.the remainder being dulland
featuresless. The improvement at tho opening was
not held, prices being heavy in the early dealings
and declines from first figures were eatabished
ranging up to Hi percent, among the active stocks.
There wri a partial recovery from these prices
when all animation disappeared from the market
aud at 11 o'clock it was extremely dull and steady
at small fractions below the opening figures Mon?
day. Money easy at 4'?.
Baltdsocs, Oct. 7.?Virginia consolidated
?; pfsr-due coupons 5!); 10-40s with coupons
?'!7: new Us ~>UH, bid to-day.
WHOLESALE PBICE3 OF PRODUCE OCT. 7
Floar. lino. $2 25 <<s 2 50
Super:!:.e. 2 75 u% 3 00
Extra. 3 50 & 3 90
Family. 4 10 to 4 GO
Fancv brands. 4 50 @ 5 00
Wher-.t, Longbsrry. 0 74 & 0 82
FoltK. OT.i du 0 79
Mix?"!. ... 0 75 "d, 0 7!?
Fair Whoxt. 0 70 f.i, 0 75
Damp and cough... . 0 60 0% 0 70
Corn, white. 0 55 0 56
Yellow. 0 54 <a 0 56
Com Moal. 0 50 (4 0 58
Ityo. 0-17 @ 0 54
Date, now. 0 .'10 @ 0 36
liuttc-r, Virginia pri.01?. 0 20 .? 0 22
Common '.'< e::dii!i:ii. 0 12 t<i 015
i:ggs. 0 ij> a 0 20
Live Chickens. 010 (a, Oil
Vc.-.l ''.".lves. 0 5 (a) 0 G
Irish Potatoes per buahnl... 0 40 ?<c 0 70
Onions. 140 (,/. 150
Dried Poaches, peeled. . 0 7 <?, 0 8
,; siuneclod.... 0 4 (a, 0 5
.. ri.,rr;r. ;. 0 14 fe 015
Dried A -. 0 3 Ox. 0 4
Bacon?Hams, country..^ . 013^ >Q 014
Oese sugar cured Hein?. OlS^feot ij 14
Batchers' Hams. 0 13k. (<? 0 14
Breakfast Bacon. 0 12 " ? 0 00
Sugar-cured Shoulders. 0 8 0 8Vj
Bulk moulders. 0 0% r? 0 7
' Ig. cl. sides. 0 8% Co) 0 9
? f?t backt). 9 81? fa) 0 8:*4
" tallies...:. 0 9 (a 0 :>h,
Huron Sbouldei.?. 0 7 ftC 0 7^
? Sides. 010 ?i OlOhi
Lard. o 7 Hi 0 8
Smoked Beef.. o IS r>& 0 JS^fe
Sugars? Brawn. 0 5 (a, u 5^
Off A. O 5% @ 0 6%
Conf. Standard A_ 0 57s (a 0 0
Granulated. 0 6Hi fy, 0 (i%
Coffees?Bio. 0 19 (?) 0 22
La Hat: jr.-.. 0 22 fei, 0 24
Js.va. O 25 (& 0 28
I Molaeses B. S. 036 tat Ol?
C. ?. 0 17 (a. 018
.Sugar Syrups.. 0 22 @ 0 33
Herring, Eastern, per bbl_ 3 50 (fc 5 25
Potomac No.l-. 5 00 ? 5 50
Pot. Family Boo !g bbl. 9 50 0>, 10 00
Do.half barrel. 4 75 (?{, 5 25
Mackerel, smail.por bbl. 0 00 (ai 0 00
" No. 3, medium... 00 00 @ 00 Oj
" No. 3, largo fat... 13 00 fa 14 00
" No. 2. 15 00 (a; 18 00
Clover seed. 4 00 fa, 4 75
Timothy . 12 50 {5 2 70
Plaster, groundjper to-. .. 4 75 % 5 00
Ground in bags. ? 75 ^ y 00
Lump.i 50 (a) 3 75
Salt?O.A.: Liverpool 1. u 75 @ 0 80
Fino. 1 20 ? 1 30
Turk's Island. 1 15 13 1 20
Wool?Long unwashed.... 0 26 ? 0 27
Vvashcd. 0 30 f? 0 34
Merino, unwashed_ 0 22 0 25
Do. Washed. 0 30 g) 0 34
Sumac.?. 0 70 0 75
Hay. . 10 00 fa) 13 00
Cnt do. 18 00 ft 19 00
W beat Bran ? ton *r? car.. 17 25 (ft 17 75
Brown Middlings " 17 25 to, 17 75 i
White Middlings " 19 00 (a. 19 25
Hominy Chop " 19 00 fg? 20 00 !
Cotton Seed Meal '? 24 CO (a, 26 00 j
The receipts of Flour are raoro liberal and tho
demand good at unchanged prices. The Wheat
markets are firm, with a stetdy inquiry for mill?
ing Simples, which are rarely found among tho
offerings on, 'Change : sale? were made to-day at
7"J for ordinary loU, and 75, 77 and 7S for fair to
good; no strictly choice nor grades fit for seed
have been offered for several days. Corn is quiet. : j
white and yellow 5-la50. Eye is active and high-!
or and bring? from ')') to 5i?, as to co :.?!::
j of the receipts, like the Wheat crop of thisseason
are more or less damaged. Oats are strong at 33a
3t>. Potatoes are easy. Other produce is ?. ?
quotable change and in constant demand.
Baltimore, Oct. 7.?Cotton steady si d .
! middling 91,. Flour quiet and firm: K<,?r.
? ard street and Westen: super S2 37*2 75; ?j
extra $.'5 00a3 00 : do family 7":.;
mills super $'2 :>7al2 62: do extra S3 00a3
; do Rio brands $4 15a4 50: Patapsco superlative
I patent .?5 10; do family 84 75. Wh it? S ?
em rirm and quiet: red SOa>ii: amitr --J,-;
Western easier and dull: No 2 wintern
7!?1vja7!?i?: Oct ~'->lA bid: Nov . : ;?,
.*?2^a82a4 ; Jan K;T?a-S!. Corn?onthen ?
inally firm and dull; white 5Sa60; yellow53a
55 ; Western firmer and dull: mixca i] i >]
year 47:>^a4>L>. Oats ?Win : S
30a35; western white 34a36;.do min :
a34. Bve firm at 5Sa?>0. Hay steady; prime to
choice Western $13al5. Provisions steady, wi-;.
a f?ir inquiry. Mess PorkSlo' 25al6 50. .
meats?shoulders and clear rib sides packed 6*.?
9^4. Bacon?shoulders 7a-v*l4 ; clear r:
11*4; hams 13al3;!4. Lard?refined 8. '
firm : Western packet' 15al8; creamery 22 21
Eggs quiet at 18*-ial!'. Coil'ce nominally st< a Ij
Sio cargoes ordinary to fair IS ;.;:?l.'i;v.
steady ; A .'?ft 6 1-16. Whiskey sti idy; ? ?: |
al 1".
Chicago. Ott. 7. 11 a. m.?Not W beat
at 71% and sold up to 71 9-16; May 789-]
Not Corn 42% : May 45%. May I ?.
Pork *liiii7--> Nov Lard SttGO. Jan
ribs So' 20a6 22*4.
New Youk, Oct. 7.?Cotton quie
9 7-10; Orleans 9 9-16; futures Btcady
quiet ai d steady. Wheat better. Corn I
Pork quiet and steady r.: ?15 ~"> 1! 5 50: old a
.f 1! 25al 1 .">< ?. Lard steady at tf(J 82^
BlCHMOKD MARKET, Oct. O.?The mark
very quiet. Flour ?-toady at m.-1;nti_;? ?: . .
tions. Offerings of Wheat on'Chango to-d j
about 2700 bushels, with sales at 73&S3 f r loi.'?
borry, sOa^l for mixed, and 7t>a>-.'! U
ry. Old white Corn sold at 54 aod new at 00.
Lynchbcbg Market, October o'.?Th<.
no change whatever noted in the Tobacco. Y
or Grain market.
Fbeoebicksbubg Maeket.? tej.tl.?No<. .
Flour. Wheat 70aS2, as to quality. Corn 50a
53. Oats 30a35. No quotations for live.
Baltimore Stjoar and Coffee Marke? i
6.?Sugars?The demand for raw it niederste
and the market is quiet and steady, with
stock firmly held at the Northern ports. Wo
quote Muscovado fair reliuing. ""'J test,
413-lOc. and centrifugal, 96 test, al >537a
5 4-1 per 1001!>3. For refined Sugar,; the market
quiet aod steady, with s .^-ir trait demand at 1 or
rent prices. V.'c quote bards at r?> 7"> for cut
loaf, So* t>'2h.2 'c,r cubes, $6 62^ij for powd r I
and S6 37-fe for granulated. Softs?$8 37-jn foi
mould A. $6 :17'.j :or confectioners' a. xl.:
$0 0?*4 foi standard A.
Coffee?Importers are making no effort t.i fori
busintss. and the market is quiet and firm. There
is a fair inquiry for the better grades, but stocks
aro not generally well assorted, samples to grade
about fair being particularly scare.-. Sa'r; during
the week of 2000 b::g~, at 1S%?19 5-16. A fair
jobbing trade is reported. Rio invoices arc quoted
nominally at lUK.c jilt !b.
Cattle Markets.
Baltimore Cattle Market, Oct. 6.?Bee
Cattle.?Prices of Beef Cattle r:n:_c. ,s
Best.:.SI CO a 4.50
Generally rated first quality. 3 00 :i 3 75
Medium or good fair quality. "J 50 :?- - 75
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen ami
Cows.?. 2 00 a 250
Extreme range 01* prices. li 00 a 1 ?"' >
Most of the sales were from. 2 50 a lwi
Total receipts this week3407.Total sales 216S.
Of the receipts "2173 came from Virginia.
The market this week was generally heavy,
and except for the extreme top-, whii b Wi requil
scarce, prices are quoted as being 1 ,v-t- low-:
than on last Thursday. The Kolk of tbo offering!
consisted of medium ard common Cattle, the ar?
ter predominating. Butchers bought over l|ll!
head in excess of last week's purchases, and coun
try dealers over JG'O more.
Sheep and Lambs?There is a fair run of shci,
on the market this week, some 7":i head in ?.\..e
of last week's offerings, and about sufficient foi
the general demand. Their quality, though g' od.
is scare ly up to the averago of last Thursday.
There is a fairly active* demand for good Sheep
and Lamb--, with very good inquiry for good
<$t;;ck ewes. Wo quote butchers' Sheep c? 3a4fy.
and Lambs at :;?>,. ??'???.c per lb gross, wit'u a few at
the latter pro.- Stock Sheep fl 50a325 per
head Receipts this week of Sh?ep and Lambs
Were 5825 head.
New York Cattle Market. Oct. C,?Bt < v. -
no trading in Beef Cattle. Dreesed Beel tvasdall
at 'ia7H-c per lb for common to prime nal
sides, and ?aOo for Texas and Colorado do. She- |i
and Lambs?good stock at full prices: inferior
grade? dnll: poor to best SI ? ep sold at *:>;.."> 1 1:
iOO lbs. Lambs at $ t 50*6 25 per 100 Lbs. Hogs
? market clow for live Hogs at f?n? 50 per 100
pounds.
Chicago Cattle Market, Oct. 0.?Cattle
natives strong ; funcy $5 10a5 25; shipping steers
$2 75a5; stockors and feeders $1 50a315; mixed
Slatt CO; Texas Cattlo f2 7 >. Hog-,?market
steady: mixed 5415a4 50; heavy >4 35a4 60;
lieht i>l 25a4 55. Sheep?market steady : natives
$2 75a4 20; Western S3 15a3 1;); Texas ? 52 40s
?'5 50. Lambs ?4 20a5 25.
qcee.vstov.n cattle market. Oct. ft ? At
Queenstown this week there were some 101 bead
of Cattle offered, with ?ales at prices ranging from
2'fc to 4-;j?: ptrlb. 7!*5 Sheep snd Lambs were
offered; Sheep brought Ii:tj-i 11 and Lambs '
a'J-iic j)cr pound. Some Cow-; and Calves were
sold at $25a55 per head. Market slow for
kinds of stock.
PROPOSALS.
pB0P03AI^.
Alexandria, Va , Oct. 7,1SS7.
Staled proposals will bo received up to the 18th
Instant r-.r rurnishiog 150 (OEDS OF MBB
CHANTAI1LE PINK WOOD, delivered at the
corporation wharf, on the Union street track, or
at the W.. 0. & W. B. B. depot.
Wood to be delivered by the In of December.
1887.
An.! proposals will also be received for hauling,
piling and delivering the fame.
Bids will bo opened at the Auditor's Otlice
TUESDAY October 18, 1887, at 8 o'clock p. ta.
Bv order of the Committee on Poor.
oc7 td QEO. W. FISHEB. Chairman.
DBOPOSALS.
Alexandria, Va., Oct. 7,1867.
Sealed proposals will be received up to the LStfa
instant from the grocers of the city for supplying
the pcor of the d?ferent ward? with the follow]]
Super Flour, per pound.
Meal, per peck.
Coffee (green) per pound.
Tea, per onncc.
Sugar, per pound.
Smoked Bacon, per pound.
Fish, per dozen.
For three months from December 1, 18S7. with
privilegeof rcnewingaftor the expiration of above
contract.
2id3 will bo opened at the Auditor's otlice TUES?
DAY October 18, 1887, at - o'< <?? k p. nr., and a
bond in the sum of .$250: two hundred and fifty
dollars will bo required by the successful bidder^.
By order of the Committeo on Poor.
oc7-td GF.O. W. FISHER, Chairman.
JpBOPOSALS.
Sealed propowil.s. addressed to the undersigned,
will be received at the Auditor's oflice until 12
m. WEDNESDAY the 12th day of October, 1887.
for delivery on the order of the Auditor of
:ii> tons WHITE ASH EGG COAL,
;{0STOVE "
10- NUT "
More or less, l.cst quality, in such .(Uantitie? and
at such time as may be desired.
Terms?Cash on deliverv if desired.
P. E. ( OBBETT,
oc7-td CbD. Joint Com. on Public Property.
LOST AND FOUND.
LOST-Oa Sunday,-October lid. a (.'OLD and
JET EARRING, for which the linder will be
?ewarded if le t at this cilice. oct7 3t
VTA'IURAL COLOR LAMBV WOOL SHIRTS
L\ and DRAWERS, 30ft as silk, and said not to
ihriok in waihing. Call and see them at
oct7 AMOS. B, S L A Y M A K EB'J.